Investigation of neuronal autoantibodies in two different focal epilepsy syndromes.

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OBJECTIVE: Neuronal antibodies have been identified in patients with seizures as the main or sole symptom. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of these autoantibodies in patients with focal epilepsy of unknown cause (FEoUC) and in the group having mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE-HS). METHODS: We studied anti-neuronal antibodies of consecutive adult patients diagnosed with FEoUC and MTLE-HS in our epilepsy center. The clinical and laboratory features of ant...

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Authors: Ekizoglu, E; Tuzun, E; Woodhall, M; Lang, B; Jacobson, L

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Epilepsia
• Volume: 55
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 414-422
• Publication date: 2014-03-01
• DOI: 10.1111/epi.12528
• EISSN: 1528-1167
• ISSN: 0013-9580
• Language: English
• Keywords: Humans; Middle Aged; HEK293 Cells; Female; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Autoantibodies; Neurons; Nerve Fibers, Myelinated; Adult; Syndrome; Epilepsies, Partial; Young Adult